Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The surging Canadiens roll into the Olympic break on a high note. [Montreal Gazette | RDS | The Athletic]
- Seven observations about the Habs at the break. [La Presse]
- Martin St-Louis has the youngest team in the NHL playing a grown-up game. [Montreal Gazette]
- Jeff Gorton is exploring all possibilities ahead of the NHL trade deadline. [Sportsnet]
- Winnipeg Jets head coach Scott Arniel was not happy at the amount of bleu-blanc-et-rouge in the stands during his team’s loss on Wednesday. [TSN | RDS]
- Breaking down Phillip Danault’s impact on the team. [The Hockey Writers]
- Strong coaching and team culture are shaping the Laval Rocket into a Calder Cup threat. [Montreal Gazette]
Around the league and elsewhere
- How Artemi Panarin ended up a Los Angeles King. [Sportsnet]
- What the Kings and New York Rangers each got in the Panarin trade. [Sportsnet]
- Rasmus Andersson tells all about his emotional departure from the Calgary Flames. [Sportsnet]
- Seth Jarvis will replace the injured Brayden Point for Team Canada at the Olympics. [NHL.com | Sportsnet]
- David Pastrnak, Leon Draisaitl, and Nino Niederreiter will serve as flag bearers for their respective countries at the Olympics. [NHL.com]
- Draisaitl called out the Edmonton Oilers after a loss to the Calgary Flames: ‘It starts with coaches’ [The Athletic]
- Jonathan Huberdeau requires hip surgery and is done for the season. [Sportsnet]
- A police affidavit about the arrest of Gavin McKenna says he was allegedly caught on video punching a man twice in the face, resulting in surgery for a fractured jaw that needed to be wired shut. [TSN]
- Pipe leaks and puck joy: Milan’s winter wasteland comes alive for hockey. [The Guardian]
- Inside the decision to postpone Canada’s first Olympic women’s hockey game. [CBC]
- Three youths are facing sexual assault charges after Nova Scotia RCMP received a complaint about a hockey team’s hazing ritual last fall, prompting an investigation that is expected to lead to more arrests. [CBC]
